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The Generals vs Netanyahu

The Battle for Israel's Future

By: Guy Ziv

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The Generals vs Netanyahu

The Battle for Israel's Future

By: Guy Ziv

Explains the paradox of the Israeli security community's enduring opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu, long considered Israel's 'Mr. Security.

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Cambridge University Press

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The Generals vs Netanyahu

The Battle for Israel's Future

By: Guy Ziv

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The Generals vs Netanyahu

The Battle for Israel's Future

By: Guy Ziv

Explains the paradox of the Israeli security community's enduring opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu, long considered Israel's 'Mr. Security.

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Why Hawks Become Doves

Shimon Peres and Foreign Policy Change in Israel

By: Guy Ziv

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Why Hawks Become Doves

Shimon Peres and Foreign Policy Change in Israel

By: Guy Ziv

Investigates how leaders personalities shape important foreign policy shifts. Why do hawkish leaders change course to pursue dovish policies? In Why Hawks Become Doves, Guy Ziv argues that conventional international relations theory is inadequate for explaining these momentous foreign policy shifts, because it underestimates the importance of leaders and their personalities. Applying insights from cognitive psychology, Ziv argues that decision-makers cognitive structurespecifically, their levels of cognitive openness and complexityis a critical causal variable in determining their propensity to revise their beliefs and pursue new policies. To illustrate his point, he examines Israeli statesman Shimon Peres. Beginning his political career as a tough-minded security hawk, Peres emerged as one of the Middle Easts foremost champions of Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking. Drawing on a vast range of sources, including interviews with Peres and dozens of other political elites, archival research, biographies, and memoirs, Ziv finds that Peress highly open and complex cognitive structure facilitated a quicker and more profound dovish shift on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than his less cognitively open and complex rivals. Guy Ziv has written a masterful and intriguing study that breaks new ground in demonstrating the importance of the individual leader in framing foreign policy. The comparisons of Peres, Rabin, Begin, and Shamir are extraordinary, and effectively demonstrate the advantages of a leader who has a talent for adapting to altered conditions and listening to differing perspectives. Its both an absorbing page-turner and a stimulating eye-opener. Steven L. Spiegel, coauthor of The Peace Puzzle: Americas Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace, 19892011 Ziv has written a fascinating account of how some leaders (Peres, Rabin, Sharon) are able to shift their goals and strategies to a less conflictual mode, and how others (Shamir, Begin, Netanyahu) are simply incapable of doing so. Ziv makes a strong case for the proposition that the cognitive structure of leaders matters. A turn towards peace requires national leaders who are personally capable of making that turn. Zivs tome is a substantial contribution to the literatures of foreign policy analysis and political psychology, and is an important read for all who seek a more peaceful world. Valerie M. Hudson, author of Foreign Policy Analysis: Classic and Contemporary Theory

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SUNY Press

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1438453957

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Channel Coding in the Presence of Side Information

By: Guy Keshet,Yossef Steinberg,Neri Merhav

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Channel Coding in the Presence of Side Information

By: Guy Keshet,Yossef Steinberg,Neri Merhav

Channel Coding in the Presence of Side Information reviews the concepts and methods of communication systems equipped with side information both from the theoretical and practical points of view. It is a comprehensive review that gives the reader an insightful introduction to one of the most important topics in modern communications systems.

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Now Publishers Inc

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1601980485

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Robotic Musicianship

Embodied Artificial Creativity and Mechatronic Musical Expression

By: Gil Weinberg,Mason Bretan,Guy Hoffman,Scott Driscoll

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Robotic Musicianship

Embodied Artificial Creativity and Mechatronic Musical Expression

By: Gil Weinberg,Mason Bretan,Guy Hoffman,Scott Driscoll

This book discusses the principles, methodologies, and challenges of robotic musicianship through an in-depth review of the work conducted at the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology (GTCMT), where the concept was first developed. Robotic musicianship is a relatively new research field that focuses on the design and development of intelligent music-making machines. The motivation behind the field is to develop robots that not only generate music, but also collaborate with humans by listening and responding in an expressive and creative manner. This combination of human and machine creativity has the potential to surprise and inspire us to play, listen, compose, and think about music in new ways. The book provides an in-depth view of the robotic platforms designed at the GTCMT Robotic Musicianship Group, including the improvisational robotic percussionists Haile and Shimon, the personal robotic companion Shimi, and a number of wearable robots, such as the Robotic Drumming Prosthesis, The Third Drumming Arm, and the Skywalker Piano Hand. The book discusses numerous research studies based on these platforms in the context of five main principles: Listen like a Human, Play Like a Machine, Be Social, Watch and Learn, and Wear It.

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Springer Nature

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3030389308

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Unsolved Problems in Number Theory

By: Richard Guy

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Unsolved Problems in Number Theory

By: Richard Guy

Mathematics is kept alive by the appearance of new, unsolved problems. This book provides a steady supply of easily understood, if not easily solved, problems that can be considered in varying depths by mathematicians at all levels of mathematical maturity. This new edition features lists of references to OEIS, Neal Sloane’s Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, at the end of several of the sections.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387266771

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Numerical Methods for Structured Markov Chains

By: Dario A. Bini,Guy Latouche,Beatrice Meini

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Numerical Methods for Structured Markov Chains

By: Dario A. Bini,Guy Latouche,Beatrice Meini

Intersecting two large research areas - numerical analysis and applied probability/queuing theory - this book is a self-contained introduction to the numerical solution of structured Markov chains, which have a wide applicability in queuing theory and stochastic modeling and include M/G/1 and GI/M/1-type Markov chain, quasi-birth-death processes, non-skip free queues and tree-like stochastic processes. Written for applied probabilists and numerical analysts, but accessible to engineers and scientists working on telecommunications and evaluation of computer systems performances, it provides a systematic treatment of the theory and algorithms for important families of structured Markov chains and a thorough overview of the current literature. The book, consisting of nine Chapters, is presented in three parts. Part 1 covers a basic description of the fundamental concepts related to Markov chains, a systematic treatment of the structure matrix tools, including finite Toeplitz matrices, displacement operators, FFT, and the infinite block Toeplitz matrices, their relationship with matrix power series and the fundamental problems of solving matrix equations and computing canonical factorizations. Part 2 deals with the description and analysis of structure Markov chains and includes M/G/1, quasi-birth-death processes, non-skip-free queues and tree-like processes. Part 3 covers solution algorithms where new convergence and applicability results are proved. Each chapter ends with bibliographic notes for further reading, and the book ends with an appendix collecting the main general concepts and results used in the book, a list of the main annotations and algorithms used in the book, and an extensive index.

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OUP Oxford

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019152364X

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High Performance Images

Shrink, Load, and Deliver Images for Speed

By: Colin Bendell,Tim Kadlec,Yoav Weiss,Guy Podjarny,Nick Doyle,Mike McCall

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High Performance Images

Shrink, Load, and Deliver Images for Speed

By: Colin Bendell,Tim Kadlec,Yoav Weiss,Guy Podjarny,Nick Doyle,Mike McCall

High-quality images have an amazing power of attraction. Just add some stunning photos and graphics to your website or app and watch your user engagement and conversion numbers climb. It can be tricky, but with this practical guide, you’ll master the many facets of delivering high performance images on the internet—without adversely affecting site performance. You’ll learn the nuts and bolts of color theory, image formats, storage and management, operations delivery, browser and application behavior, the responsive web, and many other topics. Ideal for developers, this book also provides useful tips, tricks, and practical theory for processing and displaying powerful images that won’t slow down your online product. Explore digital image theory and the different formats available Dive into JPEGs, SVG and vector images, lossless compression, and other formats Use techniques for downloading and rendering images in a browser, and for loading images on mobile devices and cellular networks Examine specific rendering techniques, such as lazy loading, image processing, image consolidation, and responsive images Take responsive images to the next level by using content negotiation between browser and server with the Client Hints HTTP standard Learn how to operationalize your image workflow Contributors include Colin Bendell, Tim Kadlec, Yoav Weiss, Guy Podjarny, Nick Doyle, and Mike McCall from Akamai Technologies.

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"O'Reilly Media, Inc."

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149192666X

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Fading Corporatism

Israel's Labor Law and Industrial Relations in Transition

By: Guy Mundlak

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Fading Corporatism

Israel's Labor Law and Industrial Relations in Transition

By: Guy Mundlak

Since the 1980s, industrial relations and labor law in Israel have rapidly changed from a European style of corporatism to a model of pluralism familiar to North America. The country's legal and industrial relations systems have become more decentralized, yet more intensively regulated; they are no longer centrally managed, but they do not fit the neoliberal model of a free market. In recent years, a dynamic system for voicing interests has evolved, granting more leeway to individuals, identity-based representation, and a flourishing civil society, but restraining effective collective representation. In Fading Corporatism, Guy Mundlak explains the changing nature of labor law and industrial relations in Israel and the seemingly paradoxical outcomes of transformation as played out in numerous spheres, including the law governing the recognition of trade unions and strikes; the emergence of a human rights regime; and the regulation of temporary work agencies, Palestinian workers from the occupied territories, and migrant workers. Placing the example of Israel in a conceptual framework that draws on the literature of corporatism, Mundlak offers a theoretical coupling of legal studies and industrial relations that will interest scholars and practitioners in both fields. Surveying legal developments from 1920 to the present, Fading Corporatism will also appeal to readers interested in the political, economic, and legal history of Israel. At the same time, Mundlak emphasizes the comparative implications of the Israeli case study. His account is particularly instructive for countries in which traditionally corporatist industrial and legal systems are experiencing similar pressures, such as the Netherlands, Austria, and Germany.

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Cornell University Press

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0801461731

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The Hospital Autopsy

A Manual of Fundamental Autopsy Practice, Third Edition

By: Julian L. Burton,Guy Rutty

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The Hospital Autopsy

A Manual of Fundamental Autopsy Practice, Third Edition

By: Julian L. Burton,Guy Rutty

Now in full colour, this new and revised edition of The Hospital Autopsy presents a clear and systematic approach to safe and effective modern autopsy practice for pathologists. It begins by discussing issues such as legislation governing autopsies, religious attitudes and ensuring safety, before covering the procedures of external examination, evisceration, dissection of internal organs and report writing. Six new chapters have been added and contemporary specialist techniques, such as near virtual autopsy, are covered in depth, with chapters devoted to complex issues including perinatal autopsies, maternal deaths and autopsies where the cause of death is unascertained. The Hospital Autopsy is an indispensable resource for pathologists in training, as well as a concise reference for practicing pathologists and autopsy technicians.

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CRC Press

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0340965142

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The Education of a Value Investor

My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom, and Enlightenment

By: Guy Spier

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The Education of a Value Investor

My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom, and Enlightenment

By: Guy Spier

What happens when a young Wall Street investment banker spends a small fortune to have lunch with Warren Buffett? He becomes a real value investor. In this fascinating inside story, Guy Spier details his career from Harvard MBA to hedge fund manager. But the path was not so straightforward. Spier reveals his transformation from a Gordon Gekko wannabe, driven by greed, to a sophisticated investor who enjoys success without selling his soul to the highest bidder. Spier's journey is similar to the thousands that flock to Wall Street every year with their shiny new diplomas, aiming to be King of Wall Street. Yet what Guy realized just in the nick of time was that the King really lived 1,500 miles away in Omaha, Nebraska. Spier determinedly set out to create a new career in his own way. Along the way he learned some powerful lessons which include: Spier also reveals some of his own winning investment strategies, detailing deals that were winners but also what he learned from deals that went south. Part memoir, part Wall Street advice, and part how-to, Guy Spier takes readers on a ride through Wall Street--but, more importantly, provides those that want to take a different path with the insight, guidance, and inspiration they need to carve out their own definition of success.

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St. Martin's Press

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1137471247

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Why Hawks Become Doves

Shimon Peres and Foreign Policy Change in Israel

By: Guy Ziv

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Why Hawks Become Doves

Shimon Peres and Foreign Policy Change in Israel

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Channel Coding in the Presence of Side Information

By: Guy Keshet,Yossef Steinberg,Neri Merhav

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Channel Coding in the Presence of Side Information

By: Guy Keshet,Yossef Steinberg,Neri Merhav

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Book's by Guy Ziv

The Generals vs Netanyahu

The Generals vs Netanyahu

The Generals vs Netanyahu

The Generals vs Netanyahu

Why Hawks Become Doves

Why Hawks Become Doves

Channel Coding in the Presence of Side Information

Channel Coding in the Presence of Side Information

Robotic Musicianship

Robotic Musicianship

Unsolved Problems in Number Theory

Unsolved Problems in Number Theory

Numerical Methods for Structured Markov Chains

Numerical Methods for Structured Markov Chains

High Performance Images

High Performance Images

Fading Corporatism

Fading Corporatism

The Hospital Autopsy

The Hospital Autopsy

The Education of a Value Investor

The Education of a Value Investor

Why Hawks Become Doves

Why Hawks Become Doves

Channel Coding in the Presence of Side Information

Channel Coding in the Presence of Side Information

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